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Dubai

American  
[doo-bahy] / duˈbaɪ /

noun

  1. an emirate in the NE United Arab Emirates, on the Persian Gulf.

  2. a seaport in and the capital of the emirate of Dubai.


Dubai British  
/ duːˈbaɪ /

noun

  1. a sheikhdom in the NE United Arab Emirates, consisting principally of the port of Dubai, on the Persian Gulf: oilfields. Pop: 1 026 000 (2005 est)

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Soglayev says in filings he set up a firm called DIA33 in Dubai to flip Russian oil to foreign buyers.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 26, 2026

Soglayev responded with his own suits in Dubai and Brazil, alleging Coral ruined his business by approaching his clients and selling to them at discounted prices.

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Soglayev has appealed to keep the case in the Dubai International Financial Centre, said his lawyer in the U.A.E.,

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Efforts to have Arif Patel extradited back to the UK failed and he remained a free man in Dubai.

From BBC ● Oct. 24, 2026

The last time Amma heard from Appa, he wrote from a place called Dubai, where he'd moved for a new job.

From "Born Behind Bars" by Padma Venkatraman

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